Manifolding sales book



June, 6, 1933. A., R. LAWSON I 1,912,717

' MANIFOLDING SALES BOOK Filed June 3, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 b 5Urlve-nror v 'A.R.Lawso-n June 6, 1933. A. R. LAWSON 1,912,717-

MANIFOLDING SALES BOOK Fil ed June 3, 1952 2 SheetsSheet 2 h V. ynvenlbrl .5. ARLawSO v f'dw $10 40 Patented June 6, 1933 UNITED STATES ALBERTR. awson, or HAMILTOMONTARIQ oAnAnA, nssrelvon To TORONTO TYPE PATENTOFFICE FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED, or TORONTO, CANADA rmnrrornme SALESBOOK This invention relates to triplicate manifolding books, that isbooks in which two copies of an original record are required one ofwhich may be left in the bookif desired, and my object is to provide asimple and practicable manifolding book of the abovetype which can becheaply manufactured. 1

i A further object is to so construct the book that the carbon leavesmay be manipulated and temporarily disposed of without danger of soilingthe hands or merchandise by contact with the carbonized surfaces.

1 A further object is to so arrange the book that one or more usedcarbon leaves may be removed at any time desired.

I attain my objects by means of a construe-1 tion which may be brieflydescribed as follows :1 The book is formed of a plurality of manifoldingunits, each manifolding unit comprising a sheet of paper folded onitself a cover, which is provided with a front cover leaf and aprotective cover leaf for used carbon leaves hinged to. the free endofthe frontcover leaf. 1 i 1 The invention is illustrated intheiaccompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of asheet forming the original and duplicate record leaves; 1

Fig. 2 a perspective viewof a sheet forming the transfer leavesandtriplicate;

Fig. 3 a perspective view of the book cover; i

Fig. 4 a perspective View of a complete book ready for use;

Fig. 5 a perspective view of the book illustrating the method ofhandling the carbon leaves after use; 1

Fig. 6 a perspective View illustrating the position of the parts of thebook when carbonleaves are to be torn out; and

Fig. 7 a perspective View of a modification of the arrangement of therecord leave and transfer leaves. 1

-In the drawingslike numerals of refer ence indicate corresponding partsin the different figures. Referring to Fig. 1, there is shown therein asheet of paper folded to form the original record leaf 1, the duplicaterecord leaf 2 and the stub 3 at the free end of the duplicate recordleaf. Lines of weakness 4 and 5 are preferably formed between the parts.

i In Fig. 2 is shown a sheet of thin paper folded to form a carbon leaf6, a carbon record leaf 7 and a stub 8. Lines of weakness 9 and 10 arepreferablyformed between the parts. i

The leaves 6 and7 are carbonized on their under sides, but it isessential that the back of the leaf The not carbonized as this sheet notonly serves to transfer to the under du' plicate record leaf a copy ofthe original, but also serves itself as a record leaf, a copy of theoriginal being transferred to its back by the carbon leaf 6. Each leaf 6is formed with an uncarboni'zed margin 15 at its free end and each leaf7 with asimilar margin 16 adjacent the carbonized part. y i

The cover is shown in Fig. 3 and may be madeieither integral or in oneor more parts secured together- The cover comprises the back 111 whichhinges the stop leaf 12 employed in the usual way to prevent recordsmadeon one jmanifolding unit being impressed on an underlying unit, thefront coverleaf l3 and the protective leaf 14 hinging on the free end ofthe front cover leaf. The stubs 8 and 8 of a plurality of themanifolding units are bound into the back of the cover in a knownmanner. 1

Assuming one manifolding unit to have been previously used, the bookwill appear as shown. in Fig. 4 with the uppermost leaves land- 2embracing a set of leaves 6 and 7 and a set of leaves 6 and 7 heldbetween the cover leaves 13 and 14. A transaction may then be recordedon the exposed leafrecord 1 andtransferred to the back of the underlyingleaf 7 and the face of the leaf 2.

After the recording of a transaction is completed the book may bemanipulated as follows to prepare it for the recording of a newtransaction. Grasp the upper left hand corners of the leaves 1 and 6between the thumb and first finger of the left hand, at the same timegrasping the lower right hand corner of the protective leaf 14-. Raisethe leaves 1 and 6 and bring forward the leaf 14 till the leaves 6 and 7underlying it are brought forward and dropped on the leaf 7 exposed byraising the leaves-1 and 6. See Fig. 5. The leaf 6 grasped by the lefthand is then dropped over leaves 6 and 7 brought forward by theprotective leaf, while a hold on the leaf 1 is maintained. Then bycarrying the leaf 1 backward and upward the two sets of leaves 6 and 7,one embracing the other, may be turned back on the cover leaf 13 and theprotective leaf l4 dropped over them. The original and duplicate maythen be torn out and the stop sheet 10 turned in under a freshmanifolding unit to prepare the book for use in recording a freshtransaction. At any time one or more used carbon leaves may be drawnout'to the position shown in Fig. 6 and the leaves 6 torn off leavingthe record transfer leaves 7 in the book to serve as triplicate records.

As the leaves 7 may be numbered to correspond With the other recordsheets of the unit to which they belong, they serve as a bound referenceof recorded transactions.

The book might also be operated from back to front, in which case therecord leaves would be correspondingly numbered from back to front.

It is also possible to paste the stubs 8 of the transfer leaves 7 to thestubs 3 of the record leaves 2 instead of binding them directly into thebook, and these stubs may be numbered (see Fig. 7

It will be seen from the above description that a manifolding bookconstructed in accordance with my invention is simple, easily operatedand clean to handle, since it is not necessary at anytime to touch thecarbonized surfaces and the carbon sheets are not exposed when the bookis in use or lying on the desk in open position. The unca'rbonizedmargins 15 of the leaves 6 enable these sheets to be handled as may benecessary without danger of soiling thefingers.

It will be understood, of course, that man ifolding units constructed asdescribed may be used in various ways and are not necessarily bound to acover or otherwise con-v nected, but may be merely superimposed for usein any known manner.

That I claim as my invention is:

1. In a manifolding book a manifolding unit comprising a sheet of paperprovided with a stub and folded on itself to form an original recordleaf and a duplicate record leaf; and a second sheet provided with astub at one end and folded on itself to form two leaves normallyenclosed by the firstmentioned leaves, the stubless leaf overlying theother, the lower leaf of the second sheetbeing carbonized on its undersurface only and the upper leaf also carbonized onits under surface,whereby the upper carbon leaf transfers a copy of the original to theback of the lowercarbon leaf and the latter transfers a copyto thelowermost record leaf.

2. A manifo-lding book comprising a plu rality of manifolding units eachcomprising a sheet of paper provided with a stub and folded on itself toform an original record leaf and a duplicate record leaf; a second sheetprovided with a stub at one end and folded on itself to form two leavesnormally enclosed by the firstmentioned leaves, the stubless leafoverlying the other, the lower leaf of the second sheet being carbonizedon its under surface only and the upper leaf also carbonized 011 itsunder surface, whereby the upper carbon leaf transfers a copy of theoriginal to the back of the lower carbon leaf and the latter transfers acopy to the lowermost record leaf; and a cover to which the stubs arebound formed with a front cover leaf and a protective cover leaf forused carbon leaves hinged to the free end of the front cover leaf.

3. A manifold book comprising a plurality of manifolding units eachcomprising connected original and duplicate record leaves normallyoverlying one another, and a stub connected to the other end of thelower record leaf; connected leaves normally overlying one another andenclosed by the firstmentioned leaves, the lower leaf of the second setbeing carbonized on its under surface only and the upper leaf alsocarbonized on its under surface, whereby the upper carbon leaf transfersa copy of the original to the back of the lower carbon leaf and thelatter transfers a copy to the lowermost record leaf;'and a stub on thelower carbon leaf adhered to the stub of a lower record leaf.

Signedat Toronto, Canada, this 30th day of May 1932.

ALBERT R. LAWSON.

